Universitat Oberta de Catalunya: Recent submissions
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Simulation as key element for intelligent algorithms' development in complex logistic applications
This industrial doctorate research addresses the complexity of real-life systems, such as logistics and supply chains, by bridging the gap between mathematical models and real applications. Traditional models often ...
Measurement of online flow conditions in shopping applications: a study using Item Response Theory
This thesis proposes a scale to measure the effectiveness of shopping applications in inducing the online flow state in users. This cognitive state occurs when there are clear goals, adequate skills, and immediate feedback. ...
La colaboración social electrónica mediante acuerdos con la Administración Tributaria
Esta tesis doctoral estudia la colaboración social electrónica mediante acuerdos con la Administración tributaria, figura jurídica imprescindible para facilitar a la ciudadanía y a las empresas el cumplimiento de sus ...
Networks of empowerment: Women in the early Ibero-American Film Clubs (1909 to 1959)
This thesis project aims to study the international networks established among women who participated in film clubs in Ibero-America during the first half of the twentieth century. It aims to analyse film club networks, ...
Transformative change and climate justice in urban adaptation: Insights from San Francisco
This doctoral thesis explores the integration of climate justice and transformative change in San Francisco's urban climate adaptation planning. Using a qualitative case study, it examines collaborative efforts between ...
Reclaiming voices: Nigeria’s EndSARS Movement in online and offline spheres through the lens of memory studies
This multidisciplinary research explores the EndSARS movement in Nigeria through memory studies, focusing on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and its human rights abuses. Using a qualitative, digital ethnographic ...
Data science applied to chronic fatigue syndrome
L'encefalomielitis miàlgica o síndrome de fatiga crònica (EM/SFC) és un procés orgànic, debilitant i multifacètic. L'inici heterogeni i la presentació clínica amb comorbiditats addicionals dificulten el diagnòstic. No hi ...
Creació i investigació crítica d’interfícies gràfiques d’usuari per a l’edició audiovisual
Aquesta tesi examina la interacció persona-ordinador (IPO) des d’una perspectiva humanística, amb un enfocament en les interfícies d’edició audiovisual. Investiga com aquestes interfícies influeixen i són modelades per les ...
Engineering data-sharing practices for a fair and trustworthy AI
Machine learning (ML) technology may discriminate toward specific social groups. For example, recent research have revealed that ML applications are more likely to fail in identifying women than males in hospitals. Recent ...
Contributions to explainable deep learning models
En este trabajo, proponemos técnicas para mejorar el rendimiento y la transparencia de las redes neuronales convolucionales (CNN). Introducimos métodos novedosos para la selección de muestras informativas (ISS), la ...
Narrativa procedimental, colaborativa y emergente en el juego de rol: Identificación, descripción y claves de diseño del evento memorable
Los juegos de rol de analógicos generan narrativas emergentes gracias, en parte, al uso de herramientas y sistemas de generación procedimental, estocástica y heurística. Estos relatos se generan en colaboración entre los ...
Integrating energy harvesting within the IoT ecosystem for sustainable wireless communication
This dissertation addresses the challenges posed by the energy demands of IoT devices, highlighting the limitations of conventional batteries, which lead to high maintenance costs and environmental concerns. It proposes ...
On the detection of multi-channel man-in-the-middle attacks against Wi-Fi networks
One of the advanced Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks is the Multi-Channel MitM (MC-MitM) attack, which manipulates encrypted wireless frames between clients and the Access Point (AP) in a WLAN. Key reinstallation attacks ...
The role of information and communication technology and the Internet in the acces to justice: effective online dispute resolution in low-value, high-volume business-to-consumer (B2C) cross-border e-Commerce disputes
The rapid development of Information and Communication Technology (ITC) and the Internet have enormously impacted our society, with positive and negative effects on our civilization. This information and communication ...
Els infants i les mares de la Maternitat de Les Corts de Barcelona (1960-1970): Respostes per a unes víctimes oblidades
Aquest estudi presenta una contextualització històrica per, posteriorment, centrar-se en les experiències viscudes pels infants i les mares ingressats a la Casa de Maternitat i Expòsits de Barcelona-Les Corts i a les Llars ...
Teaching and learning about the Holocaust on social media: A learning ecology perspective
This thesis investigates the lifelong learning ecologies that combine formal, non-formal, and informal learning to foster understanding and participation in the new Holocaust memory landscapes shaped by digital technologies. ...
Language and translation policies in the Intellectual Cooperation Organization (1922-1946). Promoting the internationalization of the intellectual field
This doctoral thesis reconstructs the language and translation policies implemented by the Intellectual Cooperation Organization (ICO), an international organization created under the auspices of the League of Nations to ...
Más allá de la audimetría tradicional. El éxito del contenido audiovisual en SVOD y la popularidad global como nuevo paradigma
Aquesta tesi doctoral per compendi de publicacions té com a objectiu abordar la manera en què les plataformes d'streaming basades en un model de subscripció (SVOD) mesuren l'èxit del contingut audiovisual, una qüestió que ...
A Framework for computer-generated exercises: Learning geometric transformations in computer graphics education
This thesis addresses the challenges of teaching geometric transformations, particularly in higher education and computer graphics. It underscores the need for engaging educational resources tailored to the complexities ...
Género ultra: Movilizaciones afectivas en la política de género de Vox
Las elecciones andaluzas de diciembre de 2018 significaron el regreso de la ultraderecha española a las instituciones democráticas del Estado español. En este proceso de emergencia ultra y de consolidación política del ...
